Demographics of Lawrence County, Mississippi

Lawrence County, Mississippi had 11,819 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −168 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lawrence County, in four figures

11,819
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −168 people.; 41.0 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,531 ±$5,492
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lawrence County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lawrence County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,987	100.0	100.0
2021	11,794	98.4	100.2
2022	11,771	98.2	100.7
2023	11,735	97.9	101.6
2024	11,738	97.9	102.5
2025	11,819	98.6	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	11,987	−32	−11	0	−22
2021	11,794	−193	−78	0	−115
2022	11,771	−23	−49	0	+31
2023	11,735	−36	−42	0	+10
2024	11,738	+3	−16	+5	+14
2025	11,819	+81	−21	−2	+104

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±0.9: for men 40.4 ±2.2 and for women 41.8 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	710 ±88	6.0% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,164 ±212	18.4% ±1.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,029 ±225	8.7% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,581 ±273	21.9% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,997 ±285	25.4% ±2.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,305 ±304	19.6% ±2.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,531 ±$5,492, and income per person $26,221 ±$3,407, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lawrence County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,213 ±268	27.5% ±5.9	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,325 ±270	30.1% ±5.9	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	759 ±205	17.2% ±4.6	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	337 ±109	7.6% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	445 ±153	10.1% ±3.4	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	144 ±63	3.3% ±1.4	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	184 ±86	4.2% ±1.9	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,773 ±539	23.7% ±4.6	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	829 ±217	29.0% ±6.8	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,207 ±263	21.3% ±4.4	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	737 ±190	23.0% ±5.5	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	5,783 ±19	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.2% ±4.4	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.8% ±4.4	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±3.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±4.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$100,000 ±$12,720	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$753 ±$318	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lawrence County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	251 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,480 ±79	63.5% ±0.7	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,737 ±83	31.7% ±0.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 69	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	45 ±12	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	106 to 366	0.9% to 3.1%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lawrence County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	9,255 ±387	78.5% ±3.3	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,502 ±389	21.2% ±3.3	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 39	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lawrence County among the counties of Mississippi

63rd of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Walthall County	13,928	+0.4%
Greene County	13,707	+1.3%
Calhoun County	12,643	−4.4%
Amite County	12,487	−1.7%
Yalobusha County	12,375	−0.6%
Lawrence County	11,819	−1.4%
Perry County	11,577	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County	10,941	−3.0%
Tallahatchie County	10,877	−14.0%
Webster County	10,167	+2.6%
Noxubee County	9,798	−4.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026